Perry High School - Perryscope Yearbook (Perry, GA)

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Upper Left: Chris Cosby will remember his summer spent at Governor’s Honors in Valdosta. Here he poses with fellow band drum major Kristi Warner. Upper Right: The 1987-88 cheerleaders gave PHS students many memorable moments. Left Middle: Tony Crockett will record this year in his mind as the year he became a senior and the year his dad became Assistant Principal at PHS. Upper Right: Donny Grant will remember the year as the year of many record breaking temperatures as he swelters in an unair-conditioned classroom. OPENING 11

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A YEAR WORTH RECORDING The 1987-88 school year proved early in the year to be one worth recording. It was a year marred by tragedy in the tragic death of Carla Ragin and scarred by some disappointment and defeat, such as the rejection of a large part of the school bond issue in the fall of the year. But 1987-88 was also a year with moments of victory and accomplishment. As Coach Crockett put it, “A panther keeps going and becomes stronger when he is wounded.” Upper Middle: Joey Bullington will remember the year as the one in which he stumbled on this 12 foot, 5 inch alligator on Bear Branch Road. Lower Left: For this man the year was heavenly. Miss Melanie Rogers became Mrs. Wayne Murphy, his bride. Lower Middle: Tanya Gray and Lynn Pitzer will remember the FFA trip to Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie. 10 OPENING

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OCTOBER 3rd, 1987 Farm City Day, an event which takes place, but once a year is a time in which Perryans show good Southern hospitality and honor the mid-state farm- ers, the backbone of Georgia. From the early morning till late at night, a down home shindig takes place. There is square dancing, clogging, country music, arts and crafts, and food — oh the food — at Farm City Day. Farm City Day has become a tradition in the town of Perry, a time in which Perry celebrates, in reality, part of its heritage, a heritage to be proud of in many respects; for there is no hustle and bustle of a big city, just a small Southern town coming together to have a real good time. Tony Crockett This year, I, Tracy Green, saw Farm City Day from a different perspective. I had to work on Saturday, October 3rd. Because of my position, my view of that Saturday was an ugly one. My Farm City Day started at 8:00 a.m. After arriving at Ace Hardware, I realized that the day would be very long and boring. The only custom- ers were just browsing. Annoying little kids and their parents were coming in all day to get away from the cold air outside. Because nobody was buying anything, I had to look for work to do all day. Just as I had expected, the day was very boring and extremely long. I did not mind the fact that I did not get to partici- pate in any of the Farm City Day activities, but I did not enjoy missing lunch. Traffic was very con- gested and I did not get out of the parking lot until half of my lunch break was over. When I got home, I got a small bite to eat. What I ate was not considered lunch. When I got back to work, some- body had taken my parking place. After parking a great distance from the store, I went back to work and finished up the day. I really did not enjoy Farm City Day one bit. Farm City Day was just another work-day for me. When 6:00 p.m. rolled around, I was tired and ready to go home. Although I did get to see part of the parade, I was pretty much isolated from the Farm City Day fun. Top Left to Bottom Left: Connor Cherer serves that Farm City Day barbeque chicken. Ginger Kinnas smiles for the camera. Ginger Collins and Dee Dee Beard represent the Senior Class in the parade. Marcus Hill, president of the Perry FFA, helps with the Farm City Petting Zoo. Top Right to Bottom Right: Bobby Chaney gets in some milking practice for Farm City Day while Phillip Padgett, Russell Albrit- ton, and Riley Scarborough look on. Perry FFAer’s serve 1700 chicken plates. The Perry High School Band, under the direc- tion of Henry Wolfe, shows why they are a superior group. 12 OPENING